The US House of Representatives once again voted on a bill that could ban TikTok. The updated version now requires ByteDance to sell the social media to a US company within one year instead of six months. Failing to do so would result in TikTok's ban from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. TikTok preemptively posted a statement on X, saying the ban would "trample the free speech rights of 170 million Americans, devastate 7 million businesses, and shutter a platform that contributes...
On Saturday, Congress advanced efforts to ban the widely-used video-sharing platform TikTok. The House made a second attempt to pass legislation aimed at tackling what lawmakers argue poses a national security risk.In a decisive 360-58 vote, the House of Representatives approved a bill containing a provision that would compel ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, to sell the company within a year. If the Chinese tech firm fails to follow the order, it will be removed from app stores in the US.However,...
"Although Russia would not be expected to vote for a resolution aimed at its own conduct, its response that it is 'against' putting nuclear weapons in space is just vague enough to not quite be reassuring," said Jessica West of Canada's Project Ploughshares.
AI startup Edia is guaranteeing improved math outcomes for students in grades 6-12 within a year, offering a full refund if results aren't met.
A little under 3.6 million babies were born in 2023, according to provisional statistics released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's about 76,000 fewer than the year before and the lowest one-year tally since 1979.
By Amy Gunia, CNN (CNN) — India is one of the world’s top spacefaring nations. It is the first Asian country to reach Mars orbit, and the fourth on the planet to take a spacecraft to the moon, landing closer to the south pole, known for its cratered terrain, than anyone else has. But its
The ministry of finance on April 16 notified Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the Space sector under the Foreign Exchange Management Rules which will now enable Indian space startups working on capital-intensive space products to now access a global pool of capital.The cabinet on February 21 had allowed 74% foreign direct investment (FDI) under automatic route for satellite manufacturing, upto 49% under automatic route for launch vehicles, and upto 100% under automatic route for manufacturing...
According to a new report by Nikkei Asia, Japanese authorities are poised to toughen their antitrust regulations, posing a significant challenge to incumbents in the mobile market. The publication revealed that penalties aimed at curbing monopolistic practices will see a substantial increase, with fines more than tripled compared to currentRead Entire Article
The Philippines, Japan and the US yesterday displayed solidarity against China’s “aggressive,” “dangerous” and “destabilizing” behavior in the South China Sea following a historic trilateral summit seen as the start of a deeper cooperation among the three Indo-Pacific maritime countries.
NASA Voyager 1 spacecraft has begun sending readable communications again. The legendary probe had for months been transmitting gibberish back to Earth
The United States and Russia are set to face off over nuclear weapons in space on Wednesday at the United Nations Security Council, which is due to vote on a U.S.-drafted resolution calling on countries to prevent an arms race in outer space. Russia is expected to block the draft resolution, said some diplomats. The U.S. move comes after it accused Moscow of developing an anti-satellite nuclear weapon to put in space, an allegation that Russia's defense minister has flatly denied.